{"product_id":"the-afterlife-of-frankenstein-a-century-of-mad-science-automata-and-monsters-inspired-by-mary-shelley-1818-1918-paperback","title":"The Afterlife of Frankenstein: A Century of Mad Science, Automata, and Monsters Inspired by Mary Shelley, 1818-1918 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Sandner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Frankenstein's monster is one of the most iconic figures in English literature, popularized through decades of writing, film, and comedy. But even before the invention of film, Mary Shelley's \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e profoundly impacted scores of writers, gathering force for the genre that would ultimately become what we know as science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this anthology, scholar of the fantastic David Sandner explores the first hundred years of \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e's influence. This collection of short stories and excerpts from work published between 1818 to 1918 demonstrates what a pioneering myth \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e has always been--from the very day when lightning first struck and it opened its eyes on the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. David Sandner\u003c\/b\u003e is a Mythopoeic Award-nominated scholar of the fantastic and teaches at California State University, Fullerton. His books include \u003ci\u003eCritical Approaches to the Fantastic, 1712-1831; Fantastic Literature: A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePhilip K. Dick: Essays of the Here and Now\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books and essays. He digitally mapped Mary Shelley's other SF work, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Man\u003c\/i\u003e, for Space(s) of the Fantastic and founded an online database, The Frankenstein Meme, to study Shelley's literary influence. As a writer, he publishes fiction and poetry and is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association and the Horror Writers Association. Learn more at davidsandner.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53468844622131,"sku":"9781941360798","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-afterlife-of-frankenstein-a-century-of-mad-science-automata-and-monsters-inspired-by-mary-shelley-1818-1918-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}